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<p>In 2019, the department commissioned research about the use and effects of teaching
assistants in primary and secondary mainstream schools. The research was published
in June 2019 and is available on the government’s website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-deployment-of-teaching-assistants-in-schools"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-deployment-of-teaching-assistants-in-schools</a>.</p><p>The
research explores models of deployment in a range of primary and secondary mainstream
schools in England, including the factors that affect deployment and reasons for changes
to deployment.</p><p>Schools have the freedom to make decisions about the recruitment,
training, use and pay for teaching assistants, according to their own circumstances.</p><p>
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